Taking stock at the Zoo

January 3, 2013 |compiled from wire photos

More than 17,500 animals including birds, fish, mammals, reptiles and amphibians are counted in the annual stocktake at the London zoo.

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Penguins swim during the annual stocktake at ZSL London Zoo in central London on January 3, 2013. ZSL London Zoo embarked on January 3 on their annual complete head-count of every animal at the zoo, which houses over 17,000 animals.

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Penguins swim during the annual stocktake at ZSL London Zoo in central London on January 3, 2013. ZSL London Zoo embarked on January 3 on their annual complete head-count of every animal at the zoo, which houses over 17,000 animals.